Journal:
:archives of trauma research
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lampros liasis general surgery department, northwick park hospital, london, uk; general surgery department, northwick park hospital, consultant laparoscopic general surgeon, hon senior clinical lecturer, imperial college school of medicine, watford rd, harrow, middlesex ha1 3uj, london, uk. tel: +44-7580834455
lara howells general surgery department, northwick park hospital, london, uk
harry t. papaconstantinou baylor scott and white memorial hospital, temple, texas
conclusions penetrating trauma from wooden fragments provides a diagnostic challenge. a stubborn discharge from a wound must always raise the suspicion of retained fragment. early and appropriate surgical exploration is imperative. introduction in contrast with victims of major trauma, patients who suffer minor injuries receive little specialist input. in most cases, this causes no difficulty, ...
